Patents by Inventor Denise Zimmerman

Denise Zimmerman has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Method and apparatus for assigning color management actions within a computing system
    Patent number: 6810143
    Abstract: The method of the invention adaptively assigns an image data color management action to a component of a computing system. The computing system includes control programs such as an application program and a peripheral driver program. The computing system further includes a peripheral device that may have both software color management capability and hardware color management capability. The method of the invention initially examines received image data to determine at least one characteristic thereof. The method then compares the characteristic with one or more decision parameters that enable an assessment of the complexity of the color management actions required for the image data. Thereafter, based upon the result of the comparing action, the image data is subjected to a color management action by a selected one of the control programs or by the peripheral device, dependent upon the determined complexity of the image data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2003
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2004
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Mary Nielsen, Michael Stokes, Denise Zimmerman
  • Method and apparatus for assigning color management actions within a computing system
    Publication number: 20030198379
    Abstract: The method of the invention adaptively assigns an image data color management action to a component of a computing system. The computing system includes control programs such as an application program and a peripheral driver program. The computing system further includes a peripheral device that may have both software color management capability and hardware color management capability. The method of the invention initially examines received image data to determine at least one characteristic thereof. The method then compares the characteristic with one or more decision parameters that enable an assessment of the complexity of the color management actions required for the image data. Thereafter, based upon the result of the comparing action, the image data is subjected to a color management action by a selected one of the control programs or by the peripheral device, dependent upon the determined complexity of the image data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2003
    Publication date: October 23, 2003
    Inventors: Mary Nielsen, Michael Stokes, Denise Zimmerman
  • Method and apparatus for assigning color management actions within a computing system
    Patent number: 6571009
    Abstract: The method of the invention adaptively assigns an image data color management action to a component of a computing system. The computing system includes control programs such as an application program and a peripheral driver program. The computing system further includes a peripheral device that may have both software color management capability and hardware color management capability. The method of the invention initially examines received image data to determine at least one characteristic thereof. The method then compares the characteristic with one or more decision parameters that enable an assessment of the complexity of the color management actions required for the image data. Thereafter, based upon the result of the comparing action, the image data is subjected to a color management action by a selected one of the control programs or by the peripheral device, dependent upon the determined complexity of the image data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2003
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company
    Inventors: Mary Nielsen, Michael Stokes, Denise Zimmerman